title: Contract learning reconsidered: a critical examination of implications for application in nurse education.
abstract: This paper defines and explores the nature of learning contracts. It also discusses the origins of learning contracts, presents a critical evaluation covering the implications of their use in nurse education and makes recommendations.
authors.affiliation: East Surrey District School of Nursing, Royal Earlswood Hospital, Redhill.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Mazhindu
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing; D006808:Humanism; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007858:Learning; D008611:Mentors; D009042:Motivation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching; D006113:United Kingdom